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Show TIIEHAUtTinx (Rill. 1 Spilt About the Uootta Coloulia. iou Scheme Lo.ndon, Dee 2S. The split in tbe Salvation Army occa-Ions must talk. Conimlssioutr Frank Smith, u ho lias resigned his post as head of the social wing of the army, was iu ISS? a member of the committee of the Law and Liberty League, lie, at that time, urged General Booth to extend the work by adding to the army work the scheme of -ociil regeneration. The General theu did not see his way to make tliu new departure that Commls--loner Smith suggested, and so the latter resigned his postaud went to America On his return here he went back to lib iiost, Genera! iiooth having come around to Smith's views, bmith btld Ills tost up to two days ago, when be and General Booth again dioagreed on !!uU u hich aru not yet made public pub-lic In an Interview with General Booth, he said it was agreed between be-tween Smith aud the General that neither should make public the cause of tlieir difference. He also said that he did not know that Smith was to start an opposition scheme. Colonel Cadmen ha? been aptioiutcd to Smith's post. The motive for the attack on Gen. Booth and his scheme for the social enlightenment of 'Darkest England," Eng-land," is that the Church of England Eng-land Iia9 a scheme of Its own not very different from that of the General, Gen-eral, and is anxious to prevent the charitable wealthy from giving all their money to the Salvation Arm) commander. The church, indeed, claims to be six months ahead of General Booth In tbe labor colony plan for relieving the destitute and raising them tj useful citizenship. The church army is not as well known as the Salvation Army, but there is such au organization, with the Karl of Meath as president. The Earl of Meath has been visiting visit-ing Germany, where, il seems, labor colonies have been Itiojxra-llon Itiojxra-llon fora long time, aud hasinvesti-gated hasinvesti-gated their woikinga and results. Me is in favur of the German plan The Earl is as emphatic as General Booth In pointing outtheevlis or tbe system of relief under the poor laws. He wants to se colonies estab-iisned estab-iisned where an unemployed and homeless mau can labor in return for supiort, and go forth to tbe world, provided lie remains a certain cer-tain length of time, with some money and a good suit of clothes. The condition heconsldersabsolute-ly heconsldersabsolute-ly requisite is to demonstrate to the public that there is no necessity to give money or food to any one in the street, becau-e any needy man or woman could obtain means of support throucb iionest work. Of cou rse all this requires money, and while a gulden rivulet has been flowing into the coffers of General Booth for the carrying cut of his scheme, but little attention aud less money has been given to the plan of church authorities. Hence the -evere criticism in the London Timet, accusing General Booth ot child like Ignorance, of forming and protogating iratowible theories. The article is to be followed by others that, It Is expected, will divert di-vert the golden rivulet in another direction. It is asserted that General Booth's scheme, altiuugh only as yet projected, pro-jected, is already attracting to Lon-dou Lon-dou trani and all sorts or worthless characters from all parts of England, that the roads leading to the rue-troplis rue-troplis are swarm lug with vagrants anxious lo enjoy Booths hospitality, and that the class thus attracted consists rather of those who will not work under any circumstances than of people honestly seeking for honest employment. What, however, Is looked upon iy man) as much more alarming Is the Impression, widely spread, that there are practically no other methods for the relief of tbe miser hole and destitute except that proposed by General Booth. The consequence is that the Income of several of the most excellent and well administered charities has irreitly diminished since "In Darkest England" was published, aud the meritorious poor heretofore here-tofore aided by them, are In dauger of serious privation. These societies are now aroused to the probability that their existence and work are threatened by the Salvation Army scheme, and are making appeals to tbe public not to cease contributions on account ol it. It is not generally known that General Booth is a banker, as well aa a preacher and commander of tbe Salvation Army. He Issues Salva tioo Army bonds, secured by first mortgage on the property of the Bad-vation Bad-vation Army, and offers tbe hick Interest for Great Britain ..of 6$ per cent- The otjeet-ef "r''"r Thrrri bomb k said to bev'3Sb5Z sound security ami 49HgflBM the Uagdesm of JM Christ" BowrioatjrlsexprasiJsatothe MtureortiieiBvettiaent tbatJiuU. ftes such a rate of interest. It la also charged that tbe General lives In luxury, while bis subordinate officers are often driven to beg. Such, in brief, la the attack on the Sal ration Army leader Indulged In by tbe article la tbe Timet $wota to the Itibune. |
